Independence 5.56 NATO 55gr FMJ Ammunition 20rds – XM193I

Fires well out of all 8 of my AR type rifles. 6 of which are PSA kits. Decent accuracy for bulk and goes bang at each pull what more do you need?

I bought 2 boxes. The first box popped out 3 primers and one caused a nasty jam when it lodged just behind the feed ramps. I thought it might just be that the Rifle needed to be run in since it is a new build (all PSA parts) so I ran 120 rounds of American Eagle with no problems. Put another 10 of these Independence in and primers popped after 3 rounds. They might be cheap but I guess you get what you pay for.

I have ran about 500 rounds through my 10.5" SBR without a hiccup. Will be ordering more. Even better deal when PSA adds free shipping in the mix

Very happy with this ammo. It is definitely worth stocking up a good supply of this stuff.I really love the palmetto ar mags toovery well built and the price is unbelievable (cheap).

Have run hundreds of these rounds through various AR/M-4 platforms. Not one FTF/FTE. No problems of any kind. Love to get this ammo when free shipping is offered.

I have had one issue with this ammo in the past where a primer popped out and lodged in the fire control group of my carbine rendering it disabled until I tore down the rifle and removed it. Otherwise it is accurate and runs cleanly. If you can get this cheaper than American XM193 (American Eagle) it is fine but I prefer the American load when I can get it.

I have several issues with this ammo - many failures to MANUALLY extract live round with BCG got stuck in all different guns (looks like cases weren't cut right). But the last one was the worst - popped primer severely blocked BCG in the receiver (in old good Daniel Defense rifle). Some spent cases had head label stamped out - waaaay too much pressure. I got lucky to not blow the gun up. And yeah - delivery from PSA took weeks and weeks.

Great value as is most items bought at PSA. Orders are usually processed fast and shipped in days. However this order took almost 2 weeks to be processed. Delivery time was a little over 2 weeks. The only other time I had to wait this long for an order was a Black Friday order many years ago. My next order after this one I am still waiting for it to be processed

I am pretty disappointed with this ammo about 20 percent have the primer blow out not reliable shooting ammo at least i can keep the brass what a waste of money though...

Have shot over 200 rds on my AP lower with PSA premium complete upper. Had 10+ primers popping off the casing and casing all sorts of failure: failure to eject bc primer from previous rd jammed the next rd jammed trigger because popped primer fell into the lower. LOT # FC16B001-169. I think i'll stick with Federal and American Eagle ammo

Purchased 5 boxes of this ammo and after loading and firing one box at the range I had three blown primers. This ammo is loaded stupid hot. Primers blew out of the cases and left carbon burns on the rear of those cases one of which became lodged in my barrel extension. Heavy extractor swipes even on the cases that did not blow primers. Luckily no damage to my Stag Arms AR. Contacted Federal and they provided a prepaid shipping label to send this ammo back after testing they sent me 5 new

Have shot hundreds of rounds of this ammo with no issues. Well made and packaged great deal for the $.

You typically get what you pay for and this is absolutely a product that holds true to that logic. I bought 500 rounds and had issues with the vast majority of what I've used. The problems include: Seated WAY too long. They had feeding and extraction issues CONSTANTLY. Serious issue. Once you had a round seated in the chamber it was almost impossible to extract manually. Neck tension issue- in conjunction with the issue above- caused more than one round to give up the ghost and

Reposting. Originally reviewed 11/3/16 but not showing up. Purchased 7/31/16 Have shot over 200 rds on my AP lower with PSA premium complete upper. Had 10+ primers popping off the casing and casing all sorts of failure: failure to eject bc primer from previous rd jammed the next rd jammed trigger because popped primer fell into the lower. LOT # FC16B001-169. I think i'll stick with Federal and American Eagle ammo

This ammo is absolute garbage. Bought 200 rounds and more often than not the primer fell out causing a rather nasty jam. No damage to my Stag AR luckily and now that I've shot all the rounds I'll stick with my American eagle rounds. Avoid these like the plague!

It's been almost a year since the last time I purchased this ammo. Bought a 500 round case. Gave more than half of it away. Consistent (one out of every ten rounds or so fired) issues with the primer popping out of the case and getting jammed in the feed ramps. Wouldn't be worth the money if it was $3.00 a box.

I found out about the issues people were having with this ammo after I bought it. I called Federal and gave them the lot number of the ammo I purchased to make sure they had not received reports of problems. I shot the stuff and found it to be loaded too hot. Noticeably more blast and recoil when compared to all other M193 spec ammo through the rifle and there were very big extractor gouges on the case. While I shot 200 rounds of the stuff I would not do so again. Hindsight is 20/20. Glad it did not blow up my gun. Would NOT buy again.

I bought 200 rounds and had only one fail to battery. Other wise it shot well. Make sure your rifle is chambered for 5.56 and is not over gassing or your going to have trouble.

I am at a loss as to why there were some bad reviews of this Israeli made 5.56 Round. I can attest from 1st hand experience that this round is an excellent round. No FTF's and no malfunctions at all. I will be buying more of this awesome round!

5.56 Functions well. No over pressure problems in NATO chambered barrels. Dont shoot this in 223 chambers. I bought 10 boxes for testing (200rds) Accuracy on par with Lake City and better than Federal. Cases marked FC-17-Nato Cross. Appreciate PSAs' ability to keep costs down.